• © copyright 2011, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    Scene Searching…

    I have to say that I’m addicted to photography. (Kinda, sorta, right?). Well. I’m so addicted that everywhere I look I see a picture that I would like to take. These horses for instance. I pass these guys every day on my way to work and I keep telling myself “one of these days I’m going to stop and get that picture”. Well, I stopped. Finally. But it’s not quite the picture I intended. I saw the field, the horses and railroad cars – I did NOT…

  • © copyright 2010, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    The Little Things…

    Thanks to the Blogging Challenge I got a chance to learn some amazing things. Also how important the little things are. Nature is a wonderful thing and alot of us take it for granted. And if you have animals it’s your responsibility to take care of them. Which brings me to an insect that fascinates, yet scares me to death sometimes (allergies, you know). Yes. BEES! They are so important to keeping things going and actually fun to watch (as long as you have a long lens…

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    Life,  Photography

    Talking Animals…

    Have you ever imagined animals talking to you or is it just me? Alright, I’m going out on a limb here. I’ve been thinking all day “what am I going to blog about for this challenge?” I have all this work to do and then I have to get gas and have all these things to do after work. So I’m sitting there in my truck this morning – and then I look out my window and there is this bird sitting on the curb staring up…

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    Community,  Photography

    True Grit…

    I have to admit that the remake of True Grit was alright. Jeff Bridges is no John Wayne, however, he was a very believable Rooster Cogburn. I’m fortunate enough to live near where part of the movie was filmed in Granger, Texas. I just wanted to share a photograph of the building where “Mattie Ross” had the discussion about horse trading. I think it’s fun to see the place where a movie was filmed and then see how it looks on the big screen. Of course on…

  • © Copyright 2011, Robert D. Barrett, Grainy Day
    Photography

    Cloudy Day Off…

    Cloudy days just seems to drag for some reason. I don’t know but I’m a sunny day guy. I didn’t really get any good shots today. Of course I was pretty tied up with chores. But I did manage to hang the camera out the window and watch a grain truck get filled. Well, I’m trying to keep up with the 30 day challenge – where you try to write in your blog every day for 30 days. I’m sure I’ll get better tomorrow – Rainy day…

  • © copyright 2010, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    I Love Grass…

    Well. Maybe not what you were thinking. I love this time of year and I guess it’s because I’ve just sort of noticed it. I’ve noticed how the grain or grass looks like hair blowing in the wind. It also reminds me of the song “America” or “Oh Beautiful…” for the line about the ‘amber waves of grain’. I believe it’s the same stuff they roll up and sell for the animals to eat. It just makes me think “American”. I love taking drives out in the…

  • © copyright 2011, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    Circle of Life…

    As I stated in my first post of 2011 I decided to take time to look around. To look deeper. To Appreciate. And today as I was begrudgingly cleaning up my back yard and cussing the weeds I noticed how perfect dandelions were. They start out as seemingly beautiful yellow flowers then turn in to a sphere of trouble. By that I mean they have the potential to fill your yard in a rather short amount of time. Though I like the color yellow sometimes I do…

  • © copyright 2010, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    Learn to Be Still…

    I was walking back in to my office after lunch and just happened to look up at the sky. Right about then a breeze came up and whispered “slow down”. I then began to try and remember the last time I went walking or just sat in the grass and just wondered. I remember being young and looking up at the clouds, just watching, for hours. Not really thinking of anything. I miss those carefree days. I also miss just walking around away from all of the…

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    Photography

    Renewal…

    I remember passing this house a couple of years ago and loved the old style of it. My thoughts at the time were that it would make a great haunted house. I just loved the old style of it. Actually I wished I had lived there. Well, I was driving around and passed by the house yesterday and low-and-behold it had been totally remodeled and WOW what a beautiful house it is now! Georgetown Texas is such a beautiful town. The people are great and I love…

  • © Copyright 2010, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography

    Memories…

    I love photography and the memories that images bring back. Looking at my computer today I realized I’ve passed 29,000 images. Of course alot are family snapshots and events, but most are photographs of things that make me feel something. I hate to say it but I’m a lazy photographer. I cannot imagine having to wait 2 days for my ‘prints’ to come back from the developer. I’m so glad I have the instant gratification that digital photography brings, as well the artistic capabilities of graphics editing…